Mark Strong Quotes

I don't need to make a fortune, I need to survive.

I knew that good people who wanted to be a part of the American dream have become trapped in dependency because the federal government and the state government had made it in their economic interest not to take a job because the benefits that they didn't work were better. I changed that.

We must also recognize that the American Dream includes being able to provide and care for your family without fear of losing your job in the process.

Everything depends on a good job - strong families, strong communities, the pursuit of the American dream, and a tax base to support schools for our kids and services for our seniors.

I'm not saying that people on welfare don't contribute in their own way, but as many as possible should be encouraged to be economically active as well as socially and culturally active.

South Korea's economy is still difficult. I will create a country where nobody worries about putting food on the table.

Young people deserve stable employment opportunities and not mountains of debt. When young people can access the middle class, America is strengthened.

I have got to lay a foundation of personal security for the working people of this country and their families in order to succeed as your president.

Everybody in America must have a sense that he can get a job and a have a decent standard of living.

My dad would much rather work a couple jobs than be on government assistance.

A universal basic income doesn't give people dignity or protect them from boredom and vice.

Poverty is poverty. At the end of the day, people want a job.

A well-designed welfare state can actually encourage people to take chances with their jobs and be more, not less, open to changes.

Where a man can live, he can also live well.

One of the strengths of our nation has always been a strong middle class who could afford their own homes and send their children to school.

Jobs mean freedom for workers to support their families.

The most important social welfare program in America is a job.

I'm worried about that man or woman sitting around - the coffee table tonight or in their kitchen talking about how are we going to get to work. How are we going to have the dignity to take care of our family.

Boy, we'll get Raymond out and we won't go hungry anymore.

While no amount of financial wealth can guarantee an experience of prosperity, it is possible to experience prosperity at almost any level of income, except when we are unable to meet our basic physical needs.

I never wanted to rely on my family for money.

I've always believed the two best anti-poverty programs are work and marriage.

I'm for economic independence.

Too many Mainers are dependent on government handouts. Government dependency has not - and never will - create prosperity.

I think you're only free if you're working on very low or huge money.